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Many thousand cattle are driven from Mon
tana into Dakota for tho winter, and no part
of the Union can boast of more nutritious
hay or better prairie pasture. In the coteauS
many herders never sleep In a house for many
weeks Of winter. With tho mercury coquett-
ing playfully from zero to 40 dogs. below, one
would think a dog tent in a timbered hol.
low or dry ravine a poor sleeping place, yet
the herders como up smiling in the spring and
swear that 1t is nothing after you get used to
1t. It's a wonder how they do it, but they do.
Among north Dakota ranchers are men
who have mined ON the bar in Montana,
others who have hunted and trapped in Brit
ish America, and still others who have served
in the regular army, oficiated on the Indian
reservations, mined in the Black hills, or
surveyed far and wide on the public lands.
Such men think nothing of starting any day in
the winter with q load of freight, for several
days driving. Many trust solely to their judg-
ment CT the weather to know when to go
Into camp; but the most skillful carry pocket
aneroid barometers, and remain in camp
when these indicate q storm. II one is caught
In q blizzard where he cannot get into a tim
bered hollow, he must keep himself and team
moving or freeze. A man without q team
can "holo up for the night. By this process
one can sleep sound and warm under the
snow, but he must not get scared and wander
about till exhausted. When the skilled
frontiersman finds that he is lost and a bliz-
gard is coming on. he seeks the leeward side
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Daily. delivered by carrier. CSC per week,
81 per month.
Daily. bv mail. 81 per month, s5.O1 for six
months, $40 per year, "a, advance.
Weekly S2.O per annum, Sl.5O for six months,
payable In advance.
, 1887-04-05

THEY still practice brigandage in Cuba
and call it patriotism.
, 1887-04-05

Letter heads, bill heads and note heads
at the Leader Office.
, 1887-04-05

Two great enemies -Hood' Sarsaparilla
and impure blood. The latter is utterly
defeated by the peculiar medicine.
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Dr.. &cu.
sFEOIAIIsTs,

We offer no apology for d~eyotlng so much time
and attention to this much neglected class OF
diseases believing that no condition OF humanity
Is too wretched to merit the sympathy and best
services OF the profession TO which we belong
as many are innocent sufferers, and tina
the physician who devotes himself
to relieving the afflicted and saving
them from worso than death, Is no less a
thai the surgeon or physician who by close ap.
~plication ex GELS many other branch OF his pro-
iesslon And, fortunately for humanity. the day
Is dawnlng when the false pniisnthrophy that
condemned the victims Of folly or crime, like
the lepers under the Jewish law. to die uncared
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YOUNG ME N

Who may be suffering from the effects OF youth
full follies or indiscretions will do well 10 avail
themselves OF this the greatest boon ever laid
at the alter OF suffering humanity. DR.. WAC
NER will guarantee to forfeit FIVE hundred dol
lars for every case OF seminal weakness or prl-
vate disease OF any kind or character which he
undertakes and falls to cure.
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Successor to II. s.. Oliver, FIRE INSURANCE
None but time tried and fre-tested" compani,
Cheyenne, Wyoming.
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MEN.

There are many men of the age OF 80 to 20 who
are troubled with too frequent excavations OF
the bladder, often accompanied by a slight
smarting or burning sensation and a enine
OF the system in a manner the patient cannot
account for. On examining the urinary deposits
a ropy sediment will often be found, and some.
times small particles of albumen will appear. OF
tile color will be OF akin or milk ish hue, again
changing to a dark and turbid appearance.
There are many men who die of this difficulty
ignorant OF the cause, which is the second stage
OF seminal weakness. DR.. Wagner will guaran-
tee a cure In all such cases and a healthy restora.
ton OF the genltO-urinary organs, Consultation
free. Thorough examination and advice. 81. 90.
See the Doctors additional advertisement IN
the Denver Daily News and u Republi-
can.
All communications should ba addressed
DIR. WAGNER G. co.
1ilI I.arimer street Address. BOX 27ss, Denver,
Colorado.
Cut this out and take along.
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Our Spring stock is entirely complete.
Believing that 1887 will be the most pros
porous year in the history of Colorado, we
have bought an
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In all its branches by W. ELLIOTT, on Eighteent,
street, one door west OF the old stand. SiDgIefoot
All kind OF wagon work done first class.
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~. @. BAIRD and A. G. CAMpBELL), AT
torneys-at-Law and Notaries Public, Ctey.
second floor, ST. bbins & Post 5 bank block.
, 1887-04-05

REAL ESTATE. LOAN. AND LIVE
STOCK. Ferguson street, Cheyenne.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-03-30
BOHEMIAN.
Picturesque Location Of the City of
BOzeman, at the Head OF the
Fertile GallatIn Valley.
The Garden Valley of Montana and Its
Relation to One of the Commercial
Centers of the Territory.

In view of the widespread interst
which is being awakened by the Valley
of the Gallatin and its city of Bozeman
in all parts of the country, we this week,
present some facts regarding the valley,
and this town which will answer large
number of questions which are constant
ly asked us by intending settlers. Many
OF the facts herein presented were writ
ten by J.s. Dickerson, the accomplished
editor of the Helena Independent, who
made the matter special study.
In 1864 fragment of the gold hunters
who came into Montana in search of for
tune in Alder gulch and Last Chance
crossed the range into the Gallatin val
ley and being struck by the rare prod
uctive quality of the soil and the attrac-
tiveness of the valley as home, settled
here and located the town of Bozeman,
which has since grown to be quite city.
They found a ready market in the mines
for all their products. and had soon laid
the foundation for the city of the present
day and that of the future. Here, for all
these years, the town has thrived on the
very crude development of the splendid
resources of the valley. From this point
the celebrated Pease expedition was sent
out to the Big Horn. which made it
possible for the railroad to open up the
long stretch of the Yellowstone country,
which the great transcontinental trav.
erses for hundreds of miles 1t was this
expedition from Bnzeman which first
broke the serted ranks of the Sioux, who
had held away over this vast empire for
years unnumbered and unknown. Hence
went the civilization of the West to ioin
hands with the civilization of the Fast.
FEATURES OF BozEMAN AND THE GALLATIN
VALLEY.
What first strikes the eye ofthe strang.
er, hen he is ushered within the gates
of this city through the Bozeman pass,
over which the Pullman palace train of
the Northern Pacific is hauled by mag
niticent engine, is the metropolitan
character of the public Improvements.
Neat and substantial brick structures
have taken the place of the log cabins of
the early territorial times. As the train
glides down the western declivity of the
Belt range of the Rocky mountains,
vista of long, wide streets, lined with
brick blocks, grects the vision II gladdens
the soul of the traveller who has travers-
country in the incipient stages of deve-
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-03-30

lopment, albeit most promising for The
futurer, from the Missouri river to the
mountains. Churches, graded schools, a
fine, new court house, loom up in the
foreground. while on ever, side stately
residences and cosy cottages appear as
cheerful adjuncts to the landscape, which
is relieved in the distance by snow-clad
mountains. Two splendid mountain
streams of clear, pure water, from springs
and melting snow, course their winding
way through the corporated limits ofthe
city. Their banks are lined with aspens
and Balm of Gillead, adding to the pic
turesqueness of the scene which lies
spread out in bold relief and dim per-
spective before the pleased vision of the
visitor, As the train pulls up at the sta
tion public conyeyances, metropolitan in
aspect, whirl the passenger away up
through the main thorough fare into a
busy commercial center. Here are gather.
ed parties outfitting for the mines. for
the ranges and for overland trips to points
of interests off the line of railway, far
away into the mountain and valley. The
Clarke's Forks and Emigrant Gulch
mines are largely owned by Bozemau
people, and the principal companies have
their headquarters here. The fine stores
herein represented do very heavy bust
ness, and principally for cash. Several
of these firms do business every year
running up to the 100000 figurs each
Their stores are well stocked with q
quality of goods which would surprise
the Eastern eye. Two banks are requir
ed to do the business for this city ant
adjacent country.
AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES.
But the great pride of Bozeman is the
agricultural resources of the Gallatin val
ley, which is about thirty-two by twenty
miles of deeprich, black, vegetable moulG
The theory is entertained that this valley
was once the bed of an inland sea; thai
by some mighty convulsion of nature il
was drained. Vegetation followed ant
decayed upon the ground for centuries
Then came the busy beaver and damned
up the East and West Gallatin and thu
other mountain torrents which pour thei
crystal waters through the valley, ant
thus secured Judgement for the rich wasl
ofdecomposed vegetation from the noun
tains, and thereby built up the riches
soil in the whole territory. Howeve
this may be, the results show that tn,
sun doesn't shine upon a more produc
tive soil than that of the Gallatin. No
only has.this SPLENDID little city, with it
5000 souls, been built up largely on tn,
agricultural resources ofthe valley, whil,
completely isolated from the outside
world. but it has been done on the yer,
imperfect cultivation of but small frac
tion of the arabic land of the valley
which is, however, now being rapidl
taken up and will soon be brought to pa,
tribute to the toiler's tact and industry
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-03-30
NORTHLAND!

Bay horse, foa led 1870; sixteed hands
and one inch high; weighs 1900 bred by
r. G. Church, Franklin County, KY; got
by Norton.
First dam, Katie. by Imp. Glencoe.
Second dam, by Modoc.
Third dam, by Kosciusko.
Fourth dam, by Blackburn's Whip.
Fifth dam, by Diomed.
NORTON, by Lexington.
First dam, Novice, by Imp. Glencoe.
Third dam, Belle Anderson, by Sir Wiiliam
sixth dam by Dandrldgc's Fearnaught.
Seventh dam, by Imp. Janus
LEXINGTON, by Boston,
Eirst dam, Allie Carneai, by Imp. sarpedon
Third dam, Lady Grey, By Robin Grey:
Fourth dam, Maria, by Melzar,
BOSTON, by Timolecu, son of Sir Archy.
Second dam, by Imp, Alderman [florlzel.
IMP, GLENCOE, by Sultan:
Second dam, Web, by Waxy.
RopoLPH, by Sir Archy Montorio.
First dam, dam of Leopardess, by Moses
Second dam, by Cooks Whip:
SIR WILLIAM, by Sir, Archy:
Dam, Transport by Virglnius.
MEDOC, by American Eclipse:
Dam Young Maid ofthe Oaks, by Imp, EX-
Ipedition:
KOSCIUSKO. by Sir, Archy,
Dam, Lottery, by Imp, Bedford,
With fine size and power "Northland''
combines finish and action, and he can
not fail enhancing the stock of our coun.
try. His sire, Norton, was an own broth
err of the famous race horse Norfork Kate
in addition to Northland, was also the
dam of the fast trotting mare Wait-a-Bit
which, after being in service as brood
mare, was gived breeders record al
Lexington. Ky. of 2:291.
He will make the season at.the stables
of A. A. HAWKS,
G. W. Hoffman, owner -
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-03-30

its attendant train OF capital and energy,
some surprising results may be anticipat-
ed, Locations are being made daily in
the West Gallatin, Bridger, Slxteen-Mile
Creek and other districts along the noun.
tains skirting the Gallatin valley within
sight of Bozeman. Work is being push
ed on many old mices and the immed.-
ate future will bring large production.
The finest bituminous coal west of the
States is being mined ON the Bnzeman
slope of the Belt range and new and
valuable discoveries have recently been
made and will soon be developed. This
coal has been coked with good success.
This advantage, with splendid water
power afforded bv the mountain streams
flowing through The city and its suburbs
affords natural inducements for manufac-
turing industries which can but result
in their establishment at this point.
| Hematite ore in large body has been
fund and located on the West Gallatin
but few miles from the city; while
| Within oiSAtc CIV iitiiC DSus uTt tluN,
which but await capital and energy to
bring their product into the the market
abroad, as well as at home In addition
to the natural supply of water flowing
through the city, water works organiza.
ton is under way which will furnish a
full supply for fire and all other purposes
fresh from the mountains-it being only
necessary to tap lake of rivers at Il point
high aboTe the city, and but few miles
away, and bring it through pipes along
all the streets with such head as will
obviate the necessity for fire engines or
the maintenance of any but a volunteer
department. The picturesque beauty of
Bozeman is the admiration of all the
strangers within her gates. A more
desirable place of residence or for invest
ment could hardly be found. Some idea
of Its development may be had from the
accompanying engraving. With the
tide OF new immigration now setting in,
and the development of the diversified
industries which the resources of the
country and valley warrant, Bozeman is
destined to be city of progress, and a
sources of pride not only to her own peo-
pie, but to the Territory at large, for her
rivalries are generous and no. grasping.
! Visitors always find its situation and sur
ronndings inviting. Lack of hotel faciti-
ties of the first-class is the only drawhack
and here is an inviting field for inv ST.
ment in this line. Building material IS
comparatively cheap; brick may be had
quite reasonably, and two planning mills
are in daily operation dressing the pro-
ducts Of the mountain pineries. While
the view even from the streets is one of
picturesque beauty, within two hours
ride rugged canyons, precipitious noun
tains, and the scenic splendors of Mystic
lake and its silvery cascades may be
seen. A fine string of gamey trout may
be taken from any of the mountain
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-03-30

or the willamette valley in Oregon, In
stances can be cited to almost certainly
demonstrate this, as in the vicinity of
Bozeman some farms are seldom, if ever
irrigated. On one of these one mile south
of the city, a forty-acre field yielded in
1867 forty-two bushels of wheat to the
acre. On another, that of Samuel Bost-
wick, one and a half miles from the city
the entire cultivated field of fifty, five
acres yielded in wheat, barley, etc, an
average of forty bushels to the acre.
This was in 1852 and without irrigation.
A still better showing was made on the
farm of Mr. Nelson Story in 1879. This
farm, just outside of the city limits,
having bren neither plowed, sowed nor
irrigated, presented its proprietor with
volunteer crop of | 900 bushels Of supe-
rior winter wheat, without expense save
of harvesting and threshing.
YIELDS PER ACRE.
An examination of statistics will show
that the average yield of all cereals in
the territory of Montana is much larger
than that of any state or territory in the
union, or even in the civilized world.
In the year 1885 Mike Eukes of Reese
creek, Gallatin valley, raised 2,l94 bush.
els of oats on % acres. Charles Holmes,
near Bozemar, raised 5000 bushels on
90 acres. James Stewart of Middle creek
raised 5.470 bushels on lQl acres.
WATER SUPPLY FOR IRRIGATION.
There is abundance of thu rinest water
in the world in Gallatin county, particu-
larly in the Gallatin valley, for farming,
manufacturing and all otnar purposes.
there being large number of the most
beautiful mountain streams flowing en-
tirely through the valley in different
directions, furnishing every facility.
Many potatoes the writer has seen that
weighed three to four pounds each, tur-
nips and cabbages fifteen to twenty
pounds each, and fields of wheat going
forty to fifty bushels to the acre.
These are plain statements of fact,
which however surprising they nav be,
are facts just the same and can easily be
verified by writing to the gentlemen
whose names are given:
HOW LANDS MAY RE OBTAINED.
Lands suitable for farming can be
obtained from government in almost any
part of Gallatin and adjacent valleys. by
pre-emption entry under the home
stead law, entry under the timber cul-
ture act, and under the desert land act
which provides that land which will not
produce crop without irrigation may
be entered under the desert land act
The land must be reclaimed by running
water upon and cultivating it within
three years, at which time patent may
issue for as high as 640 acres, on payment
of % cents per acre when filed on and 81
per acre when proof is made of reelama-
tion of the the land.
Lands in Montana have not been of
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-03-30

a new and Industrious element in com.
ing into the valley from the East and
from the West, and now city and valley
nay be truly said to have just entered
upon career of unexampled prosperity,
the future of which it would require a
vision prophetic to foretell. The soil is
full of surprises, even to those who have
titled 1t for years. In the last two years
it has been found; for instance, that the
foothills, high up on the base of the
mountains, are the most favorable for the
growth of winter wheat. The most sur
prising results have been reached in the
production Of this cereal on these foot
hills: and that too, without irrigation.
The grain gets such start from the fall
rains and the spring SHOWS, that it shades
the ground by the time the summer sun
strikes it SO that irrigation is not neces-
sary. Besides, the conditions are con-
ductive to stooling, and innumerable
| shoots spring from single seed. 1t is
no wonder that as high as sixty bushels
per acre have been produced in this val
ley, when its fertility is taken into con-
sideration. Irrigation, where it is neces-
sary to apply it, well reprays the trouble
and expense by ensuing certain and in.
creased yield. Water is easily secured
from adjacent mountain streams. and re.
vitalizes the soil. Chemical properties
of soil necessary for the production of
wheat, which are naturally;exhausted by
the reproduction of this cereal on the
same ground from year to year, are re-
stored by the wash from the water in the
irrigating bitches which cross-section
this valley. As in the case of the William.
ette valley IN Oregon, where wheat has
been grown on the same ground for forty
years without decrease in yield. the Gal
latin may produce this cereal long after
the soil in the States has ceased to pro-
duct any paying crop without expensive
fertilization. Not only does the Gala
tin valley produce from forty to fifty
bushels of wheat consecutively for years,
but oats in like ratio ofyield and all sorts
of roots and vegetable crops. No larger
no more luscious Strawberries, raspber-
ries and kindred berries grow than are
grown from year to year in the Gallatin
valley. Fruit trees are now being sue
cessfnlly cultivated, and through the tact
and industry of the class of thrifty peo-
pie who are being attracted from East
and West by the railroad, it will no doubt
soon be demonstrated that fruit may be
counted on as one of the elemments of
the valleys productive wealth. This
task will only require the skill, care and
patience which will come with a denser
population and more conscientious work
in developing the rich resources of this
splendid soil to the utmost of its product
i've quality,
There is little doubt but without ir-
rigation the farms of Montana will pro
duce greater crops than even the noted
wheat fields of the Red river of Dakota
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-03-30

fered at public sale. and are therefore
not subject to "private entry" This is
an advantage not only to the country
in that large tracts cannot be held from
settlement. but it gives stock men free
use of ranges. exempt from taxation OF
the lands. Further particulars as to re.
qnirements under the above laws can be
obtained on appliation to the officers of
the government land Office at Bozeman.
The Northern Pacific Railroad company
has every alternate section of land with
in fifty miles on either side of its route
across the country, This land may be
obtained at reasonable rates; some of it
as low as from $3.50 to S4 per acre by
actual residents, and, if desired, on time
for one.sixth cash and the balance in fl We
equal annual cash payments, which at I
per cent per annum.
In the early settlement of the valley
the only location made were along the
streams, but of late years it has been de-
MT nstrated that on the great slopes, from
the ountain sides to the narrow valleys
bordering the streams. is the more sub
stantial soil; that it has better endurance
and for wheat, especially is far preferable
Locations of this character are abund-
ant, and from the fact that they were
not the most desirable in the past, a loca-
tor to-day virtually has his choice of
lands"
THE STOCK INTEREST.
Another great interest of tIallatin
comfy, and one which has reached
more robust development than the ag-
ricultural industry, is livestock and dairy
business. Large bands of horses, cattle
and sheep are owned here, and are
grazed on the adjacent ranges.
From the assessment list for 1889,
which shows 10,15S horses, 81 700 cattle,
l AS hogs, IS,415 sheep, aggregating in
value the sum of$l ,255, 800, an estimate
of the annual gross profits arising there.
from may be easily made, In making
the assessment it is generally understood
that stock is appraised much below its
cash value. For instance, horses are as
sessed at an average of about $40 per
head, cattle at about 1888, and sheep at
a fraction over $3-a large portion being
Merlnos-while stock under one year
old are not taken into account, as they
are not assessable Under the law. Taking
everything into account, it is safe to say
that the actual cash value of all the stock
in the county will not fall short of S2,-
100000.
Estimates of the value of hay and
vegetable crop last year is $780, 900. The
dairy business is now developing rapidly
and by next season will doubtless make
a splendid showing.
OTHER RESOURCES AND ATTRACTIONS.
The development of the mineral re-
sources of the county has partly begun,
but under the stimulous given this in.
dustry by the advent of the railroad, and
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-03-30
H NORTON, Clerk
By IL CRAWFORD, Deputy Clerk
George FSheltOn, Plaintiffs Attorney,

A DMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
"A of Sale OF Real Estate
Notice is hereby given that in pursua nee Of
nm order of the Probate Court Of the county
OF Gallatin. territory of Montana made on the
5th day of March, 1857, in the matter of the
estate of John Nye deceased, the under
signed, the administrator of the said estate,
Will sell at private sale, to the highest bidder
for cash, lawful money of the United States,
and subject to confirmation, by said Probate
Court, on Saturday, the I'd day of April, 1887,
all the right, title, interest and estate OF the
said John Nye, ut the time of death. and all
the right, title and interest that the said cs-
tate has, by operation of law or otherwise,
acquired other than or in addition to that OF
the said John Nye at the time of his death, in
ana to all that certain lot, piece Or parcel of
land, situate, lying and being in the county
of Gallatin, territory of Montana, and bound
ed and described as follows, to-wit: The south-
east quarter of Section 35, Twp. z south of
Range east; and the southeast quarter OF
the northeast quarter. and the northeast
quarter of the southeast quarter of Section
y; and the west half of the southwest quarter
OF the northwest quarter of Sec. "A, in Twp
9 south of Range 4 east.
Terms and conditions of sale; cash, Ten
per cent of purchase money to be paid to the
administrator on the day of sale: balance on
confirmation OF sale by said Probate Court.
Deed at expense of purchaser. Sealed bids
will be received at the office of Chas. s. Hart
man, in Bozeman, Montana.
LOUIS PLAY,
Administrator of the estate of John Nye,
deceased.
Dated March 18th, 1857.